. The Victoria history of the county of Bedford. Natural history. A HISTORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE their lives, and to their heirs for twenty years after their deaths, the manor called St. Thomas' Chapel in Meppershall, together with Hawnes Grange for an annual rent of X^°°' ^7 ^ subsequent agreement John and Bartholomew annulled the deeds of the de- mise of the manor on payment of j^i,2O0, and having received ;£3O0 as the first instalment, they released to the prior their right and claim in the manors in 1325.*' In 1330 the prior, called upon to show by what right he claimed free warren and view
. The Victoria history of the county of Bedford. Natural history. A HISTORY OF BEDFORDSHIRE their lives, and to their heirs for twenty years after their deaths, the manor called St. Thomas' Chapel in Meppershall, together with Hawnes Grange for an annual rent of X^°°' ^7 ^ subsequent agreement John and Bartholomew annulled the deeds of the de- mise of the manor on payment of j^i,2O0, and having received ;£3O0 as the first instalment, they released to the prior their right and claim in the manors in 1325.*' In 1330 the prior, called upon to show by what right he claimed free warren and view of frank- pledge over tenants in Meppershall, produced the charter of Edward I, and on payment of I mark he was confirmed in the ; When the lands of the monastery were taken into the king's hands at the Dissolution, the priory of Chicksands had possessions in Meppershall to the value ofj^i5 10/." The manor was leased for a short time to Henry Stringer, and in 1542 Henry VIII granted it to Sir Henry Grey of Wrest and Anne his ; The manor remained in the family of the Greys for 167 years. After the death of Sir Henry, it passed to his son Henry, whose two elder sons died without issue, and the youngest son, Charles, inherited the manor. At the latter's death in 1623 his son Henry succeeded him, but died without issue in 1639 ; the manor then passed to Henry's sister and co-heir Susan, TTTTT) Grey of Wrest. Barry argent and â¢with three roundels gules in the chief. LONGUEVILLE. Guhs afeise dancetty ermine be- (â¢ween six crosslefs Christ's Hospital. Argent a cross gules luith a sluord gules upright in the quarter and a chief a^ure having therein a Tudor rose between two jleurs de lis or. who had married Sir Michael Grey Longueville. Their eldest son Charles died in 1643 without issue male and the manor was inherited by the younger son Grey ; In 1678 Grey Longueville died, and by his will, left the manor to his wif
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